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Saturday, January 26, 2008

A great speech

Obama just finished. Is there more to being president than giving a great speech? Well, sure. But I don't think I've heard a politician in my lifetime who can move a crowd the way Obama does. To inspire may not be enough, but it's a necessary start.

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5 Comments:

At January 26, 2008 at 11:46:00 PM EST, Blogger Esther said...

Hey Dan,

Did you see that Caroline Kennedy endorses Obama in an opinion piece in the Sunday Times?

Here's the money quote: I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them. But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president — not just for me, but for a new generation of Americans.

Boy, Bill Clinton must be royally pissed! He always kind of fancied himself as an heir to JFK.

 
At January 27, 2008 at 2:35:00 AM EST, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What type of "a crowd" was Obama moving, Dan? Jim Jones moved a crowd with Flavor-Aid, yet he didn't have much of an affect outside the campground. Caroline Scholsberg's endorsement notwithstanding, Obama is all done after SC.

 
At January 27, 2008 at 9:07:00 AM EST, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Adolph was said to move mountains when he spoke in Bavaria.

 
At January 27, 2008 at 11:35:00 PM EST, Blogger Peter Porcupine said...

DK - as deeply embedded in the Together We Can nightmare as we all are, I would suggest that what comes after the speech is vastly more important than inspiration. We have Itzhak Perlman and Lawrence Olivier for inspiration - we need a President for governing.

 
At January 28, 2008 at 5:43:00 PM EST, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Peter Porcupine,

Please explain, with details, how "Together We Can" is any more of a nightmare than the hell bequeathed to us by you and your beloved Mitt.

 

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